An introduction provides a historical and critical interpretation of the work. The scholars preparing these volumes hope through Biblioteca ltaliana to point a straight way to the Italian classics.

Drawing on ethnographic knowledge to connect theory & practice, the authors reveal links between material culture, social & economic forces & personal performance to explain clothing choices through time and across cultures.

This 2001 book offers a close reading of literary texts, paintings, textiles, theatrical documents, and ephemera to reveal how clothing and textiles were crucial to the making and unmaking of concepts of status, gender, sexuality, and ...

Drawing upon a wealth of original research and entertaining anecdotal material, Guffey unearths the roots of the term “retro” and chronicles its evolving manifestations in culture and art throughout the last century.

On semiotics, fashion and philosophy The object of this inquiry is the structural analysis of women's clothing as currently described by Fashion magazines: its method was originally inspired by the general science of signs postulated by ...

Now, Queen of Fashion, Caroline Weber tells the story of Marie Antoinette's "Revolution in Dress," which helped make (and unmake) her reputation, altering the very course of French history."--BOOK JACKET.

Have you ever wondered why a certain look became such a big hit? Who decides what's hot and what's not? Learn all about trends, styles, and more as you turn through the pages of Fashion Trends.

This close synergy between art and fashion has continued into the 21st century, with artists working with themes that explore clothes and the body, and top fashion designers feted in lavish museum exhibitions."-- Back cover.

Richard Thompson Ford presents a history of the laws of fashion from the middle ages to the present day.

Describes top trends and designers of the past fifty years, including their social and cultural contexts